Let’s explain to you how to change the icon that appears indicating your position in Google Maps, so you can change the blue arrow to a car icon. You will have several car models to choose from, and you will also be able to change the color.
This is a feature in testing that is starting to reach users finals after being in beta. You will receive a notification when you can change it, but you will also be able to do it manually, and this is what we are going to teach you.
Change the position indicator icon
The first thing you have to do is configure a routesince that is when the indicator appears. Once you are in it, Click on the icon that marks your positionand by default it is a blue arrow.
When you click on your position icon, a window called Choose vehicle icon. Here, you can slide through the selector that you have in the central part, and that by default will show you the arrow.
Here, you can move and choose various types of vehicle to be set as your position icon. Some vehicles allow you to choose the colorwhich is the main novelty of this function.
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